Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-11-05
Sparta State and Farm Mrs. S.

Wood, of that place, who had been
visiting her for several weeks.
DR.. Stainback was very agreeably
caned last Monday by his friend,
Maj. Andy Brown, Of Viola. 1t is
a handsome hickory, fashioned out
of the rough by the Majors own
hands, and DR.. S. appreciates the gift
very much. asr.I t..s af
Parties arriving here on the noon
train today (Friday) brought news
that a very destructive fire is in pro-
gress on Market street, in Nashville,
Weakly & Warren and number of
Wholesale grocery houses are report
ed burned out.
There is no longer any hope of
Col. E. w. Mumford's recovery. He
has been gradually sinking for sever
al days, and has been in a deep stu
por, from which he cannot be aroused
sufficiently to speak, for the last thir-
ty.six hours. He is liable to pass
away at any moment.
-Valona B., the infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Patterson, died at
their home in this place between one
and two o'clock last Monday morn
ing, Oct. 31st, aged exactly seven
months. The burial took place on
Tuesday afternoon, with IA funeral
service at the residence by Revs.
Stainback and Crawford.
DIR. j. H. Melven, specialist in
treatment of all diseases of the Blood,
Skin, Stomach, Bowels and Rectum,
such as Fissure, liberation, Hem
orhoids piles, etc; also, Cancers and
Chronic Ulcers treated on guarantee.
Rhumatism cured effectually. Will
be at the Warren House in McMinn-
vile, Wednesday, Nov. 9th.
Mr.. VIM. Clark was thrown from
his horse at Short Mountain last Fri
day, and his neck broken. Some
friends who had been with him had
ridden on some distance in advance,
when Mr.. Clark's horse came running
up riderless. The parties rode back
and found Mr.. Clark lying in the
road dead, with his neck broken.
$3.50 in cash! Worcester's and
3 Webster's Dictionaries, worth $89,
and 4 Dictionary Holders, worth
$3.50 given as prizes for best essays
answering the question "Why should
/ use Dictionary Holder?" For full
particulars, send to La Verne w.
Noyes, SO & 1O1 w. Monroe St., Chi
cago, the maker of Dictionary Hold
eB, or inquire at your Bookstore.
"A county Tax Assessor, the new
county official created by an act of the
General Assembly will be elected by
the County Court at the January
term. The Office will pay between
$500 and 81, 900 per year in Warren
county. We hope the County
Court will select a man fully
competent to perform the duties OF
the Office in a business-like manner.
See display advertisement of w
ID. Northcut in another column, and
give him an early call. He has
bought out and added to his stock
Jno. Joss entire stock of goods and
fixtures. Mr.. JOSS has accepted {
clerkship with Mr.. Northcut, an(
asks all Of his old customers to give
. him call there. New and fresf
groceries, confections, canned good;
etc, being opened every day.
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Times wants building and loan as
sociation organized in that town
Don't stop until you get one, Bro
, Miller. 1t is one of the best institu
tions town can have. More peopl
are interested. in the McMinnvill
B. & L. association than in any othe
=, one enterprise in the county, and it i
: doing more good in proportion to tn
money invested than any other on
enterprise.
Our lady friends will be interest
> > ed in knowing that by sending. 2OC
to pay postage, and 10 top covers c
Warmers Safe Yeast Showing tina
:, they have used at least 10 packages
= to H. II. Warner & Co., Rochester
N. Y, they can get a 500 page fnel
: illustrated Cook Book, free. Such
e book, bound in cloth, could not b
,. bought for less than q dollar. 1t is
II wonderful good chance to get fin
Z. book for the mere postage and tn
a ladies should act promptly.